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The Nawab's Pir: Shah Madar and Bengal's Sufi Frontier
Step into the ferryman's boat with Lucas and Luna as they trace the counter-intuitive alliance between Bengal's Nawab Murshid Quli Khan and the wandering Sufi saint Shah Madar. While Murshidabad's mint struck coins for the Mughal emperor, Shah Madar's shrine at Makhdumpur drew thousands of soldiers, weavers, and farmers into a different kind of loyalty. This episode digs beneath the battles and revenue ledgers to the spiritual economy that held Bengal together. Discover how a Bani Israil revered by Sufis and Hindus alike became the patron saint of boatmen and musketeers…
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